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Minister OK with Pattaya temple’s sky-high amulet prices

Top government officials inspected Wat Nongket Yai Temple after complaints about price gouging for amulets. Prime Minister’s Office Minister Tewan Liptapanlop, Chonburi Gov. Pakarathorn Thienchai,...

2 Chinese arrested for ATM skimming

Two Chinese men were arrested for using ATM skimmers to steal cash using outdated cash machines. Zuo Guobing, 40, and Li Shengxiu, 31, were captured...

Pattaya, Marine Dept. point fingers over failure to remove encroaching bridge

Seventeen months after an illegal bridge across the South Pattaya flood-drainage canal was ordered demolished, is still standing and progress to remove it standing...

Pope Francis departs for Japan

BANGKOK  - Government officials saw His Holiness Pope Francis off on his departure for Japan at Air Wing 6 in Don Mueang, Bangkok. As representatives...

German arrested on weapons possession charges

A German man and his Thai girlfriend were arrested on weapons charges following complaints from neighbors that the expat often shot guns into the...

Rare bat habitat found in Trang

TRANG  - A large habitat of some 400 rare lesser great leaf-nosed bats has been discovered in Trang province. Villagers believe it is the...

False killer whale dies after beaching in Pattaya

An oceanic dolphin commonly called a “false killer whale” died after beaching itself on Pattaya Beach. The 300-kilogram “Pseudorca crassidens” was hooked inadvertently by a...

Pattaya man retries suicide leap after police let him go after...

Hours after being talked down from a highway overpass from which he wanted to jump, a suicidal man returned and made the leap. Boontieng Saokaew,...

Pope delivers speech to diplomatic corps, cabinet ministers

BANGKOK - Pope Francis visited Government House on Nov 22 to deliver a speech to members of the diplomatic corps, cabinet ministers, guests of...

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